By Busari Kabirat
Prof. Muhammad-Baba Tukur, the Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has made it known that the Lakurawa terror group has been in existence in some northern parts of Nigeria before now.
He noted that sometimes in 2017, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the group had a deal to peacefully leave or be attacked.
It was confirmed some days back by the Defence Headquarters that a new terrorist group named ‘Lakurawa’ had surfaced in the North-Western part of Nigeria.
Prof. Tukur while speaking on Channels Television on Monday said: “This is not a new group. In fact, when they emerged about 2017 and 2018, I think, at least, the DSS was aware of it.
“At least one journalist who came and spoke on the issue said he had a meeting with the DSS.
“At that time when everything went wild, we thought they had been chased out only to be told later on that it was a deal that they should either leave or they would be attacked.
“They decided to leave and ask for time to get rid of some of the cattle they possessed, whether it was cattle they took from people as zakat.”
